As part of Southeastern State's NCAA compliance audit, you must determine that a violation of the NCAA's rules and regulations has or has not occurred for each scenario described below (assume each scenario is independent of every other scenario). Your decision must be definitive; that is, you cannot "straddle the fence" and argue that it could be viewed both ways. Defend each of your answers in writing, and support your position with codification from the NCAA manual. Do not try to be an armchair quarterback and give your opinion on what you think the answer should be; citations of appropriate rules from the NCAA manual must support your answers. 

Scenario 5. John Dunn, the star quarterback for Southeastern State, is given a 20 percent discount at a local men's store for the purchase of a new blazer. The Tornado Club's president, Harold Kennedy, owns the store. Does giving a discount to the quarterback constitute a NCAA infraction? Would your answer be different if (a) the store was not owned by a booster, and (b) if the discount was made available to all student-athletes at Southeastern State University?

Scenario 6. Margie Davis is a weather forecaster for a local ABC television station. Although she has never donated money to Southeastern's athletic department, each year she volunteers her time to emcee a roast of the head football coach at a fund-raising dinner for the American Heart Association. Is Margie a booster? Would she be a booster if the fund-raiser supported scholarships for Southeastern's student-athletes? Suppose that after the event, Margie approached one of the star football players, Walter Drummond, about speaking at a series of small educational assemblies during the off-season. The speaking series is sponsored by ABC Sports, and is aimed at assemblies of middle school children who are at high risk of dropping out of school. Margie is aware of Walter's background, and how he overcame adversity and persevered during rough times to become a stellar student-athlete at Southeastern State. Margie indicated that although no honorarium will be paid, travel and entertainment expenses will be provided. If Walter accepts the engagement after discussing the matter with the coaching staff, would the university be in violation of NCAA rules and regulations?

Scenario 7. Joe Blow, a band member of the Marching Tornadoes, receives a partial scholarship for his excellence in playing the tuba. Lincoln City Music wants to include Joe in an advertisement for the store. If the scholarship is funded by 100 Issues in Accounting Education the athletic department, and is therefore considered an athletic scholarship, does this scenario violate the NCAA rules? Would your answer change if Joe is shown in his Marching Tornadoes uniform? How would your answer differ if the scholarship was paid from an endowment belonging to the music department?

Scenario 8. Mr. Robert Cummings is a booster of Southeastern State. He owns a large car dealership, Lincoln City Ford, and employed Darren Adams yearround for three years while Darren attended high school. Darren worked fewer hours in the winter so he could play basketball for his high school, but worked full-time during the summer. As gratitude for the time spent working at the dealership, Mr. Cummings agreed to pay for Darren's first-year tuition and fees at Southeastern State. Mr. Cummings provides the same help to all of his employees provided they maintain a 2.8 grade point average (as Darren did) and work at the dealership for at least two years. After getting to Southeastern, Darren tried out as a walk-on for the men's basketball team and earned a position. Is Darren's scholarship from Mr. Cummings a violation of NCAA rules? Would your answer change if the scholarship was awarded by Lincoln City Ford rather than by Mr. Cummings?